Ribbon reel made of a single blank



July 26, 1949. w. H. HAwKl'NS RIBBON REEL MADE OF A SINGLE BLANK FiledMay 8, 1946 Patented July 26, 1949 UNI TED S TAT ES PAT EN T OF FICE A2,477,333 RIBBON MADE OF A SINGLE BLANK William H. Hawkins,y Stamford,Conn., assigner to Freydberg Erna-Strauss, Inc., New York, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application May s, lsiaserial No. 668,070

(Cl. 20G-51) 3 Claims.1 1

This invention relates toa packaging reel,A and more particularly to apackaging reel of the type ldisclosed in my -earlier Patent No.2,368,594 dated January 30, 1945.

In that patent` I disclose a reel having a cen.- tral box-like memberabout `which the ribbon is wound. Upon completion of the winding of theribbon, flanges may be applied to the central boxlike member, therebycompleting the packaging of the ribbon. While the invention of my patent`has enjoyed considerable success, I have `found that it is desirable toform the packaging reel from a single blank, thereby avoiding the flangeassembly operation of my patent. However, it has heretofore not beenpossible `to form the flanges integrally with` the ribbon supportingportion and extending beyond the ribbon at every point of the peripheryof the resulting reel to protect the ribbon.

Itis the object of the present invention to contribute to the art apackaging reel that may be assembled from a single blank, the assemblyto be inexpensive, and to contribute a nal completely flanged packagethat will be attractive and durable.

It is a further object of my invention toiprovide a packaging reelhaving portions for securing the end of the ribbon thereto at thebeginning of a packaging operation, whereby to `facilitate the windingof the ribbon on the reel.

I have thus outlined rather broadly the more important features of myinvention in order that the detailed description thereof that followsmay be better understood, and in order that my contribution to the artmay be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features ofmy invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form thesubject of the claims appended hereto. Those skilled in the art willappreciate that the conception on which my disclosure is based mayreadily be utilized by those skilled in the art as a basis for thedesigning of other structures for carrying out the several purposes ofmy invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims to be grantedme shall be of suiiicient breadth to prevent the appropriation of myinvention by those skilled in the art.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view `of mypackaging reel completely assembled. Fig. 2 is a side View of thecompleted reel while Fig. 3 is a view looking downwardly on the end ofthe reel of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows the single blank from which mypackaging reel of Fig. 1 is formed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, and especially Figs. 1and 4, the blank from which my reel `is formed is designated generallyby the reference letter R. This blank comprises a finishing flange I0and a finishing iiange II, each cut out at l2 for winding pins used torotate the reel whereby to wind the ribbon thereone, all as is well setforth in my earlier patent.

The finishing flanges Ill and II are connected by what I term a ribbonsupporting portion I3.

`This ribbon supporting portion I3 is formed with a central part I4 andmargins I5 and I6 toV which adhesive material may be applied. Scorelines are formed at I1 and I8 to facilitate the bending of the marginsI5 and t5,- relatively to the central part I4.. Additional score` linesI9 are formed to provide; bending lines for tabs 20, these tabs beingcut away from the margins I5 and IIv along lines 2l.

` Secured to the nishing flange II is a second ribbon supporting member25 having a central portion 26 and margins 21 and 28, the margin 28being directly secured to the nishing flange Il. Margins 21 and 28 areadapted for covering with adhesive material in the same manner asrmargins L5. and I6. As is the case. with ribbon support I3, the centralpart 26 is separated from the margins 2,1 and 28by score lines 29 and30. Simiribbon supporting portions 25. along lines 32 and by scoring,along lines 33, The ribbon support 25, as a whole, is adapted forbending relatively to the finishing flange II along score line 34.Similarly, the first ribbon support portion I3 may be bent relatively tothe nishing flanges I0, II by the scoring along lines 35 and 36.

In order to form the complete ribbon packaging reel of Fig. 1, blank Rmust be bent along the score lines described so that margin I6 will becaused to adhere to iinishing flange I 0 with the central part I4 of theribbon support I3 extending at right angles from the iinishing ange I0.The margin I5 of ribbon support I3 Will then be secured by adhesive tothe finishing flange II with the said finishing fiange Il lying parallelto the finishing flange Ill. Margin 2B will then be secured adhesivelyto finishing flange I I while the reel will be completed by the securingof margin 21 to the finishing flange I0. Tabs 20 and 3| will then bebent inwardly as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to provide supports for theribbon, the ribbon being wound to lie on the said tabs and on thecentral portions I4 and 26 of the ribbon supports I3 and 25.

At this point it will be well to point out the fact that the finishingflanges overlie the ribbon the reference numeral 40. It is very simpleto place a ribbon against one of the parts I4, 25 and force the end ofthe ribbon through the Y slit 40 so that it may be maintained yieldinglythereafter during the winding operation. Those skilled in the art willfully understand this por-` tion of my invention. It is thought that.the considerable utility and extremely desirable features of myinvention will now be quite apparent. ,Y

1I now claim:

LA ribbon reel formed of a single blank having a pair of Vfinishingflanges, a ribbon supportving portion between said flanges andv spacingsaid flanges, said ribbon supporting portion having margins at each sidethereof adaptedfor folding against the inside edge of each fiange so asto locate the ribbon supporting portion inwardly of said flanges, asecond similar ribbon supporting portion similarly extending from onevof said flanges and adapted to be secured to the other of the flangesby means of one of its margins, said margins being narrow with relationto the flange widths whereby said two ribbon supporting portions are'spaced from one another to'form with the said flanges a hollow box-likestructure, and a tab at each end of each ribbon Asupporting portionadapted for inward bending toward the other ribbon supportingjportionfor further support ofthe ribbon between said ribbon'supportingportions. Y v l i 2. A ribbon reel formed of a single blank having apair of relatively long narrow finishing flanges, a relatively longnarrow ribbonsupporting portion between two of the long narrow sides Yof said flanges and spacing said flanges, said ribbon supporting portionhaving margins at eachY longitudinal side thereof adapted for foldingagainst the inside longitudinal edge of each flange so as to locate theribbon supporting portion inwardly of said flanges, a second similarrelatively long narrow ribbon supporting portion similarly extendingfrom the longitudinal side of one of said flanges and adapted to besecured to the longitudinal side of the other of the flanges by means ofone of its longitudinal margins, said margins beingnarrow with relationto the flange widths whereby said two ribbon supporting portions arespaced from oneranother to form with the said flanges a hollow box-likestructure, and a tab at each end of each ribbon supporting portionadapted for inward bending toward the other ribbon supporting portionfor further support of the ribbon between said ribbon supportingportions. p

3. A ribbon reel formed of a single blank having a, pair of finishingflanges, a ribbon supporting portion between said flanges and spacingsaid flanges, said ribbon supporting portion having margins at each sidethereof adapted for folding against the inside edge of eachV flange soas to locatethe ribbon supporting portion inwardly of said flanges, asecond similar ribbon supporting portion similarly extending from one ofsaid iianges and adapted to be secured to the other of the flanges bymeans of one of its margins, said margins being narrow with relation tothe flange Widths whereby said two ribbon supporting portions are spacedfrom one another to form with the said flanges a hollow box-likestructure, and a tab at the end of at least one of said ribbonsupporting portions adapted for inward bending toward the other ribbonsupporting portion for further support of theribbon between said ribbonsupporting portions. WILLIAM H. HAWKINS.

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